I thank you, for bringing the prayer request to the forefront. ;-)
Your welcome, Vel. There is one particular and well-known TMer in great need and then there are quite a few others who are also facing severe challenges. Anyone who is in need of comfort and guidance right now, please consider yourself covered.
Umbrella prayer requests are powerful!
FBI Questions Hundreds of Muslims Ahead of Tonight's Debate in Arizona
http://www.pacifica.org/programs/dn/041013.html
INTRO: Ahead of tonight's debate in Tempe, FBI agents have been questioning hundreds of Muslims across the state and visiting mosques in what they say is a new initiative to thwart terrorist attacks. We speak with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Arizona and a University student from Yemen who was questioned.
President Bush and Senator John Kerry meet today in Arizona for the third and final presidential debate of the campaign. The encounter, which is being held at Arizona State University, will focus on domestic issues including jobs, health care and taxes.
In the weeks leading up to the final debate, FBI agents have been knocking on doors of hundreds of Muslims in the key swing state of Arizona and conducting so-called "voluntary interviews" as well as revisiting mosques in what they say is new initiative to thwart terrorist attacks.
The FBI plan - officially known as the "Fall Threat Task Force" but dubbed by critics as the "October Plan" - is not just confined to Arizona. With just a few weeks left to go before the election, "interviews" of individuals in Arab and Muslim communities is taking place all across the country and there is a growing concern that the new government plan could silence political expression in Muslim communities before the presidential election.
* Deedra Abboud, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Arizona.
* Yaser Alamoodi, subject of a "voluntary interview" by the FBI recently. He is a 27 year-old immigrant from Yemen who grew up in Saudi Arabia and came to the U.S. for university seven years ago.